Bendigo Weekly - Bendigo's Only Locally Owned Newspaper Articles - Issue 539 en-us http://www.bendigoweekly.com N/A http://www.bendigoweekly.com letters@bendigoweekly.com.au 20 Playtime's over http://www.bendigoweekly.com/articles/5546/1/Playtimes-over/Page1.html ONE of Bendigo's most popular children's attractions will be bulldozed within days, and there are no immediate plans to replace it. anthony@bendigoweekly.com.au (Anthony Radford) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Vigil for a loved Mons http://www.bendigoweekly.com/articles/5545/1/Vigil-for-a-loved-Mons/Page1.html FAMILY and friends are keeping a bedside vigil for the grandfather of the Sandhurst Diocese, Monsignor John Duffus. nicole@bendigoweekly.com.au (Nicole Ferrie) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Freak wind wrecks roof http://www.bendigoweekly.com/articles/5544/1/Freak-wind-wrecks-roof/Page1.html MOST Bendigonians welcomed the slight improvement in the city's weather early this week, all bar one anyway. anthony@bendigoweekly.com.au (Anthony Radford) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Huntly farmers tell of hard-metal worries http://www.bendigoweekly.com/articles/5543/1/Huntly-farmers-tell-of-hard-metal-worries-/Page1.html THE City of Greater Bendigo council did not do any hard-metal testing on its new recreation reserve at Huntly, despite anecdotal evidence of elevated arsenic levels in the area. anthony@bendigoweekly.com.au (Anthony Radford) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Parking plan puts drivers offside http://www.bendigoweekly.com/articles/5542/1/Parking-plan-puts-drivers-offside/Page1.html THE City of Greater Bendigo council’s new car parking strategy is continuing to attract criticism. john@linearg.com (Weekly Reader) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Councillor calls for park reverse http://www.bendigoweekly.com/articles/5541/1/Councillor-calls-for-park-reverse/Page1.html A CITY of Greater Bendigo councillor has called on the council to scrap its controversial new parking strategy. anthony@bendigoweekly.com.au (Anthony Radford) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Park change adds to degree of difficulty http://www.bendigoweekly.com/articles/5540/1/-Park-change-adds-to-degree--of-difficulty/Page1.html WITH the controversy surrounding the council's new 90-degree car parks around the CBD continuing to grow, we decided to check it out for ourselves. anthony@bendigoweekly.com.au (Anthony Radford) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Lake crusader keeps fighting http://www.bendigoweekly.com/articles/5539/1/Lake-crusader-keeps-fighting/Page1.html THE woman who led the campaign against extending Bendigo's tourist tram around Lake Weeroona has urged further action to protect the popular tourist and recreation spot. anthony@bendigoweekly.com.au (Anthony Radford) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Security toned down http://www.bendigoweekly.com/articles/5538/1/Security-toned-down/Page1.html SECURITY measures introduced at City of Greater Bendigo council meetings to ensure the safety of councillors have been scaled back. nicole@bendigoweekly.com.au (Nicole Ferrie) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Lake Eppalock water bank study falters http://www.bendigoweekly.com/articles/5537/1/Lake-Eppalock-water-bank-study-falters/Page1.html THE future of the $200,000 feasibility study into the planned creation of a water bank at Lake Eppalock is up in the air. anthony@bendigoweekly.com.au (Anthony Radford) Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600